Coeliac disease affects approximately one in 100 people in the UK — meaning that in any City of London office of fifty workers, there are likely to be one or...
Vanda's Kitchen Journal: Healthy Food, Nutrition & Well-Being
Welcome to the Vanda’s Kitchen Journal — your space for trusted insights on healthy eating, nutrition, and well-being. From allergen-free catering and food choices that boost energy to gut health, digestion, and balanced living, we explore how what you eat shapes how you feel. Discover practical tips, expert perspectives, and real stories from inside London’s nut free, halal and gluten free friendly kitchen near St Paul's Cathedral.
Managing a single food allergy is demanding. Managing two, three, or more simultaneously — which affects a significant minority of allergic individuals, part...
Tree nut allergy is one of the most prevalent food allergies in UK adults and, unlike many childhood allergies, is outgrown in fewer than 10% of those affect...
Peanut allergy is the most common cause of fatal food-induced anaphylaxis in the UK, affecting approximately 2% of children and a significant proportion of a...
In the UK, 14 allergens must be declared whenever they appear as ingredients in food — whether on product packaging, restaurant menus, or catering provision....
Food labels contain everything you need to know about what you're actually eating — but they're designed by food companies to sell products as much as to inf...
The UK records approximately 2.4 million cases of foodborne illness every year. Campylobacter, Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria, and norovirus collectively caus...
For parents of children with food allergies, school catering is a source of persistent, low-level anxiety. Your child eats at school five days a week — somet...
Natasha's Law — formally the Food Information (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2021 — came into force on 1 October 2021, following the tragic death of Natas...
Celery allergy might seem surprising — it's one of the most innocuous-seeming vegetables in the British kitchen — but it is one of the 14 major allergens reg...
Sulphites are preservatives used extensively in the food and drink industry, and they are one of the 14 major allergens regulated under UK food law — declare...
Lupin is perhaps the least discussed of the 14 major allergens regulated under UK food law, yet it's increasingly present in the food supply as manufacturers...